Rapid Risk Assessment e-Learning course

The course focuses on planning, conducting and generating rapid risk assessments and introduces basic concepts, principles and the succession of actions. At the end of the course, the participant will have sufficient knowledge and basic skills to be involved in a team producing rapid risk assessments. The course uses a basic teaching model: ‘introduction, demonstration, exercise and reflection’. The course design is modular, with text, graphics, media (video lectures) and quizzes embedded in each module. Two case studies are introduced to exemplify the various steps. The course is designed as an unmoderated, self-paced course, i.e. participants can set their own schedule. The different sections of the course are intended to be taken sequentially, but the course does not need to be completed all at once.


Duration: 3 to 5 hours of active learning.


Audience: Public health professionals with no prior knowledge of producing rapid risk assessments.


Objectives: Upon completion of the course, the participant will be able to:

  • Recognise the components (steps) of rapid risk assessment production;
  • Describe what is expected to be done in each step;
  • Contribute to a team working on rapid risk assessment production.


Participation: This course is open for public enrolment.